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Tag Archives: wine
Christmas Wine From Our Favourite Wine Guys
It’s Christmas wine round-up time! So here are some quick tips to make your Christmas that little bit merrier… From Bottle Apostle: Peter Franus Albarino, 2009 — a cracking big California white, with lush fruit balanced by a zingy acidity, which … Continue reading
Wine and Peace
Here’s a great piece from this weekend’s Observer about wine making in the Lebanon. We’re big fans of Lebanese wine here at Kay Cooks (not to mention arak, too), so we’re delighted that the country is in a position once … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Las Falleras Red 2010
OK — I’ll admit, with this one you have to work your way past the label first. It really is quite hideous. The wine inside is not (let’s face it, that’s what we’re really after), and at £4.26 a bottle … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Monsoon Valley Shiraz Rosé
I’m always up for a wine from an unusual place. Over the years, I’ve tasted Algerian and Tunisian, Brazilian and Mexican, and even a bottle from Chateau Indage in Narayangaon, western India. And one thing’s certain: making wine in a … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Cave de Turkheim Pinot Blanc, 2009
It’s meant to be summer at the moment. So we’re meant to be quaffing something light, white and elegant in perfect evening sunlight. Just as well, then, given the utterly shoddy weather that vintners Underwood Wines claim this lovely Pinot … Continue reading
English Wine: Poised to Break America?
The New York Times is using the Royal Wedding as an excuse for this piece on English wine. And why not? Despite the small quantities we produce and the vagueries of the British weather, much of Southern England has a … Continue reading
The Wine List That’s The Cat’s Pyjamas
In an age where so many restaurant wine lists seem achingly dull and predictable, especially so in the by-the-glass department, it’s a joy to see as exciting a wine list as that on offer at Hollywood’s The Hungry Cat. As … Continue reading
New In The Little Black Book
Here at Kay Cooks, we love independent retailers almost as much as we love a glass of wine. So it really is the best of all possible worlds when the two come together, as they do with the fantastic, Warwick-based … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Torre del Falco Nero de Troia, Torrevento, 2007
Here’s another of the many things I love about Italian wine: its vast number of grape varieties. It’s always fun to come across one you’ve never tried before. So you can imagine my geeky excitement when I found this fella … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Matthias Gaul Palataia Pinot Noir 2008
Red wine from Germany? We’re kidding, right? Not in the slightest. It turns out that Germany’s having something of a red wine revolution. And certainly not about this cracking, great value bottle from Marks and Spencer. There’s some really creative … Continue reading
